3 Tips to Get to Know Your Doctor
Here is a USA Weekend piece on the type of advice I give in Critical Decisions – how to make stronger connections with your doctor.
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Can Comics Improve Medical Care?
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Take a look at this wonderful video where a physician and a nurse explain how comic books, what they called “graphic medicine”, can improve medical care. You might also want to check out the website of the graphic medicine collaborative they have pulled together. (Click here to view comments)
What Homer Simpson Can Teach Oncologists About Math
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Early Morning Radio Interview in Australia
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Thoughts on Shared Decision Making
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